After two miscarriages, and years of hopes and insecurities, Elli, the weary wife of the conscientious police sergeant, Officer Merkos, is about to have her first baby. However, a life-threatening complication before the operation will trigger a frenzied hunt for a precious phial of the blood of a rare type, against the backdrop of the city's empty night streets. In the meantime, a dangerous escaped asylum inmate is on the loose, putting in jeopardy the very lives of thirty innocent children on a field trip. Now, Merkos is between a rock and a hard place, as time is running out. Will he choose personal happiness over duty?